diff --git a/internal/provider/nordvpn/openvpnconf.go b/internal/provider/nordvpn/openvpnconf.go
index 5a92f3f4..5a4f01b6 100644
--- a/internal/provider/nordvpn/openvpnconf.go
+++ b/internal/provider/nordvpn/openvpnconf.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (n *Nordvpn) BuildConf(connection models.Connection,
 		"key-direction 1",
 		"auth-user-pass " + constants.OpenVPNAuthConf,
 		"auth " + auth,
-		"comp-lzo", // Required, NordVPN does not work without it
+		"comp-lzo no", // Explicitly disable compression
 
 		// Added constant values
 		"auth-nocache",